City In Review: Chicago

North Lawndale · 2025-03

North Lawndale permit value jumps to $10.7 million

North Lawndale logged $10.7 million in permit value this March, up from just over $1 million the month before. The 29 permits leaned heavily on express filings—14 of them—with eight renovation jobs and a pair of new construction permits mixed in. Whatever's driving the tenfold spike isn't obvious from the categories alone. No new business licenses turned up, and the other usual metrics sat at zero.

By the numbers

Building permits29
Declared construction value$10,717,542
New business licenses16
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1131
Reported crimes544
Violent crimes169
Failed food inspections1

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